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(43) Date of publication: 06.02.2013 Bulletin 2013/06 (21) Application number: 11722867.6 (22) Date of filing: 04.04.2011

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B23K 35/36(2006.01) B23K 35/40(2006.01) B23K 35/365(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2011/000724 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/121440 (06.10.2011 Gazette 2011/40)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 02.04.2010 US 753135 (71) Applicant: Lincoln Global, Inc. City of Industry, CA 91748 (US)	(72) Inventors: PANDAY, Radhika City Of Industrie, CA 91748 (US) RAJAN, Vaidyanath, B. Mentor, OH 44060 (US) REID, Jean, Victoria City Of Industrie, CA 91748 (US) SIDDERS, Campbell, Ian City Of Industrie, CA 91748 (US) (74) Representative: GROSSE SCHUMACHER KNAUER VON HIRSCHHAUSEN  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Frühlingstrasse 43A 45133 Essen 45133 Essen (DE)